CHINA’S embrace of clean energy means petrol sales are no longer getting their usual bump from holiday travel. Read more at The Business Times.
    • GiantSpoonWielder@lemmygrad.ml
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      3 months ago

      Beijing’s policy biases also paint a bleak picture for consumption going forward. The take-up of electric vehicles (EVs) and investment in high-speed rail have blunted Chinese demand for petrol, which is set to peak by 2025, the International Energy Agency said in June."

      You weren't joking. Bleak for who, Bloomberg!?

      And the policy bias bs. The children of China crave the refreshing vapors of car pollution and the evil ccp is taking it aways from them.

  • SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    Oh I wish we had petrol consumption problems due to an abundance of rails and EVs over here in winter wonderland, but alas…